Category Archives: Issues and Challenges

Barry O’Farrell, workers’ compensation and you

Posted on April 5, 2012 by NU_admin

Q: Will he or won’t he cut workers’ compensation entitlements? A: Based on his form in the first year of government, the answer is probably yes. In a speech to mark his first year as premier of NSW, Barry O’Farrell … Continue reading →

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NSW Labor opposes cuts to ratios

Posted on March 30, 2012 by NU_admin

NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson and Shadow Health Minister Dr Andrew McDonald today met with nurses concerned that changes to their award could see minimum staffing levels scrapped and hospital wards left understaffed by nurses and midwives. The O’Farrell Government … Continue reading →

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Is Premier Barry O’Farrell A Hero or a Zero?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by NU_admin

The O’Farrell Government has been in office for 1 year, Next week the papers will be full of all kinds of opinions about the O’Farrell Government’s first year in office. The big end of town have given Barry 8 out … Continue reading →

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Increased Penalties for Unapproved Nurses’ Strikes

Posted on March 14, 2012 by NU_Editor

The O’Farrell Government’s latest changes to industrial relation laws would be met with waves of campaigns from public sector unions opposed to the changes. These changes include the following: an eleven-fold increase in the fine for strikes not approved by … Continue reading →

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Safe Patient Care To Be A Managerial Whim Again

Posted on March 9, 2012 by NU_admin

First they attacked your wages now it is award conditions including ratios. The NSW State Government has flagged a second wave of attacks against the working conditions of public sector workers including nurses. Last year the O’Farrell government passed laws … Continue reading →

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